After Loss To Google, Patent Owner Petitions Board For Rehearing

Mealey's (September 29, 2021, 1:22 PM EDT) -- ALEXANDRIA, Va. — In a Sept. 27 petition for rehearing, the owner of a patent directed to methods, systems and computer program products for sharing information for detecting an idle transmission control protocol (TCP) connection says the Patent Trial and Appeal Board “misapprehended” a proposed construction for an “idle time period” (ITP) limitation, leading to a legally erroneous final written decision declaring the technology obvious....